| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | W | vs Northern Illinois | 16- | 3 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Syracuse | 35- | 0 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at Iowa St | 13- | 15 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at Wisconsin | 13- | 17 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | Indiana | 20- | 38 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | at Penn St | 7- | 27 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | Illinois | 10- | 6 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | at Purdue | 6- | 31 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | Michigan St | 34- | 27 | (2OT) |
(4-5) |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | at Northwestern | 28- | 17 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | Minnesota | 21- | 16 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | Western Michigan | 19- | 28 |
(6-6) |